ANCHOR GROWKids, Youth & Family Support
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Turn information into something you can use.

These tools organize observations, questions, preparation and decisions. They are not diagnostic scales and do not send information to ANCHOR. Entries stay in your browser unless you print, copy or clear them.

Local-first:GROW tools use on-device browser storage for saved notes. No login or server is required in this static package.
61 OPERATIONAL TOOLS

Observe · communicate · decide · prepare · navigate.

Start with the job you need done. Do not use a tool just because a diagnosis is present.

Profile · All ages

Support Map

Map communication, sensory, regulation, learning, executive, motor, daily-living, health, safety and independence support separately.

Observe · Birth–5

Little Signals

Record context, body cues, communication, what changed and what helped without assigning a diagnosis.

Track · All ages

Pattern Journal

Build a neutral event log across setting, health, communication, demand, sensory load and recovery.

Health · All ages

Health Change Timeline

Document what changed from baseline and organize useful details for a clinician.

Communicate · 2–21

My Voice

Build a large partner-display message for needs, boundaries, pain, uncertainty and recovery.

Regulation · 6–21

Signal Lantern

Start with body sensations and environment instead of forcing an emotion label.

Sensory · 3–21

My World Sensory Map

Create context-specific sensory profiles for home, school, transport, healthcare and community places.

School · 5–21

School Load Meter

Map sensory, social, communication, executive, motor and academic demand across the day.

School · 3–21

IEP Meeting Prep

Create priorities, student voice, questions, requests and follow-up notes for an Arkansas school meeting.

Access · 5–21

Accommodation Builder

Turn a barrier into support → outcome language without lowering the goal automatically.

Understand · All ages

Evaluation Decoder

Translate an evaluation into strengths, needs, test limitations, recommendations and unanswered questions.

Decide · All ages

Provider Compare

Compare two providers/programs on target, evidence, goals, assent, communication, burden, cost and coordination.

Decide · All ages

Goal Quality Check

Check whether a goal is functional, measurable, respectful, generalizable and worth the burden.

Research · Parents/teens

Evidence Check

Classify a source and ask what it can actually prove before a headline changes a decision.

Research · Parents/teens

Research Headline Decoder

Separate the headline, study design, actual finding, limitations and practical consequence.

Health · All ages

Health Visit Prep

Create youth/child communication, symptoms, access needs and caregiver observations in separate sections.

Health · 6–21

Medication Questions

Prepare target symptom, expected benefit, side-effect and monitoring questions for a prescriber.

Health · All ages

Sleep & Capacity Log

Track sleep timing/quality with next-day regulation, sensory and school capacity.

Daily life · Birth–17

Feeding Pattern Map

Track food texture, temperature, context, pain signs, safety concerns and accepted conditions.

Daily life · 1–14

Toileting Support Map

Map body signals, constipation/pain, sensory, sequence, access and communication needs.

Health · 3–21

Procedure Prep

Build a truthful step-by-step preparation card for blood draws, dental care and medical procedures.

Safety · 5–21

Bullying & Safety Record

Document events, frequency, power/pressure, witnesses, online evidence and trusted-adult follow-up.

Safety · 1–21

Wandering Safety Plan

Build layered prevention, identification, likely destination, communication and emergency information.

Regulation · 3–21

Recovery Dock

Create a low-demand recovery card before asking for explanation or problem-solving.

Prepare · 3–17

Change Machine

Make Plan A, Plan B, what-stays-same and surprise options visible.

Family · Families

Sibling Balance

Map responsibilities, one-on-one time, safety expectations and sibling questions.

Family · Families

Family Capacity Check

See the time, travel, cost, training and stress burden of a proposed plan before committing.

Family · Families

Caregiver Perspective Bridge

Compare what different adults and the child observed without forcing agreement on motive.

Transition · 12–21

Launchpad

Map education, work, health, transportation, money, communication, home and community transition.

Transition · 15–21

College / Training Readiness

Prepare documentation, access-office questions, housing/sensory needs and self-advocacy practice.

Transition · 15–21

Work Match

Compare job environments by schedule, communication, sensory conditions, travel and support.

Arkansas · All ages

Arkansas Pathway Router

Start with the problem—early development, school, health coverage, DD services or rights—and route to the correct Arkansas system.

Navigate · Families/youth

Service Contact Log

Track referrals, calls, documents, decisions, next steps and failed handoffs.

School · 3–21

School Rights / Dispute Prep

Create a concise chronology and unresolved-issue summary before using Arkansas help or dispute routes.

Family · Families

Parent Priority Sort

Separate urgent, important, can-wait and “not our priority” items.

Prepare · All ages

Question Builder

Turn a concern into concise questions for a clinician, school, provider or state program.

Parent plan · Families

First 30 Days Planner

Turn a new diagnosis/evaluation into a paced 30-day action plan instead of a panic list.

Plan · Families

Family Action Plan

Convert priorities into next actions, owners, dates and what can wait.

Organize · Families

Care Binder Builder

Create a records checklist across health, school, communication, services and transition.

Navigate · Families

Referral Handoff Tracker

Track whether a referral was sent, received, scheduled, waitlisted, denied or needs follow-up.

School · 3–21

Home–School Bridge

Compare school and home observations without forcing one side to be wrong.

School · 3–21

IEP Progress Check

Connect baseline, goal, progress data, reporting and real-world educational access.

Communicate · All ages

Communication Backup Plan

Plan primary and backup communication for school, healthcare, travel and overload.

Daily life · 5–21

Daily Living Support Map

Map self-care tasks by independent, tool-supported, person-supported or learning.

Growing up · 9–17

Puberty Prep

Prepare direct body-change, hygiene, privacy and communication supports before urgency.

Safety · All ages

Emergency Handoff Card

Create a five-minute handoff with communication, medical, sensory and safety essentials.

Family · Families

Backup Care Plan

Prepare another trusted adult to support the child without a full case-history download.

Transition · 14–21

Transition Records Checklist

Track school, medical, benefits, evaluations and accommodation records before exit.

Transition · 15–21

Postsecondary Access Prep

Prepare disability/access office questions, documentation and student-controlled disclosure.

Family · Families

Family Meeting Builder

Create a short agenda that includes child/youth voice, caregiver capacity and decisions.

Health · Birth–17

Developmental Visit Prep

Turn parent observations into a concise pediatric/developmental appointment brief.

Identity · 3–21

Strengths & Interests Map

Map interests, strengths, comfort, learning routes and environments where the child thrives.

School · 3–21

School Decision Record

Document proposal/refusal, evidence considered, student impact and follow-up questions.

School · 3–17

School Transition Planner

Prepare kindergarten, grade/school changes and new-teacher handoffs.

Navigate · Families

Care Coordination Map

Clarify which professional/system owns each action and where handoffs are failing.

Regulation · 5–21

Weekly Load Map

See cumulative school, therapy, travel, activity and recovery load across a week.

Community · 3–21

Community Fit Check

Compare camps, clubs, sports, arts and events by access rather than diagnosis alone.

Community · 3–21

Activity Access Plan

Build accommodations, communication and exit/recovery options for one activity.

Transition · 15–21

Health Transition Planner

Prepare pediatric-to-adult care, records, privacy, communication and medication responsibilities.

School · Families

School Option Questions

Compare public, charter, private or home-education options without assuming disability rights/supports are identical.

Learning · 5–21

Format Access Check

Identify whether print, layout, language, motor or sensory format is blocking access to content.